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TWISTA sits down with Main Sequence <\/a>GP Mike Nicholls and Spark Festival <\/a>Director Maxine Sherrin to discuss the profusion of hubs and funds; Canva, Australia’s latest unicorn startup; and the crash and burn of Zoox’ CEO.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/twistartupsaus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TWISTA-S06E11-News-Special.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Big thanks to TWISTA sponsors\u00a0MYOB<\/a>, UTS Startups <\/a>and\u00a0Campaign Monitor<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 their support makes our podcast possible!<\/p>\n

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